91-Year-Old Is Living Her Dream As A Tech Designer At Silicon Valley Firm
A nonagenarian has started a new career as a valuable part of Silicon Valley’s tech world, bringing her years of wisdom to the industry. When Barbara Beskind was a child,…
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In Los Angeles, Stadiums Battle Heats Up
On Pro Football By KEN BELSON For years, the N.F.L. played cat and mouse with the city of Los Angeles. Every so often a team in, say, Minnesota, would threaten…
California Republicans Vote To Officially Recognize Gay Political Organization
LOS ANGELES, March 1 (Reuters) – California Republicans broke from their own platform on Sunday and voted overwhelmingly at their state party convention to give official recognition to a gay…
Lea Michele Takes The Plunge In A Low-Cut Jumpsuit
Lea Michele let her bangs hang loose while attending the Family Equality Council’s Los Angeles Awards Dinner held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday in Beverly Hills, California. Read…
This Supreme Court Case Could Make Elections Even More Undemocratic
In a reversal of the usual worries about political influence on electoral map-making, the Supreme Court is being asked to let raw politics play an even bigger role in the…
Ashley Swearengin, Mayor Of Fresno, Won’t Seek U.S. Senate Seat
The Republican mayor of the California city of Fresno has decided not to run for the United States Senate, an adviser said. Mayor Ashley Swearengin will not seek the seat…
4 measles cases linked to Las Vegas restaurant, health officials say
An infant too young to have received the immunization may have transmitted measles to the initial Emeril’s staff member, the health district said. One-hundred fifty-four cases of measles were discovered…
Marianne & Maureen’s Story From The Let Love Define Family Series
Today’s Huffington Post Gay Voices RaiseAChild.US “Let Love Define Family™” series installment features a couple who finds joy and meaning in keeping in touch with the biological family of the…
Alarming Consequences Of The California Drought You May Not Have Expected
What happens when America’s most populous state runs low on its most precious resource for the fourth year in a row? A lack of rainfall doesn’t just result in problems…
Twelve Ways To Reverse California’s Income Inequality
This piece was originally published by Capital & Main. “The California Chasm” is a challenge that threatens to transform the nation’s most populous state into a shadow of its former…
California Convicts Are Out of Prison After Third Strike, and Staying Out
LOS ANGELES — William Taylor III, once a lifer in state prison for two robbery convictions and the intent to sell a small packet of heroin, was savoring a moment…
Body Of 20-Day-Old Baby Believed To Be Missing Child Justin Rees
Police have found the body of 20-day-old baby boy in a swampy region near the Sacramento River in Northern California after dozens of searchers spent the night looking for a…
Ex-L.A. mayor won’t run for Senate
READ: Kashkari rules out California Senate run – CNN’s Kevin Bohn contributed to this report.
Landmark Plastic Bag Ban Officially On Hold
The nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags will not go into effect this summer after all. The California secretary of state’s office announced Tuesday that a referendum to…
Man Places Caged Dog On Sidewalk, Burns It Alive: Cops
A California man is in custody after an investigation by police revealed he allegedly set a dog on fire, killing it. – Turner has been charged with felony animal cruelty,…
Here Are 10 Ways Activists Are Mending California’s Income Gap
This piece was originally published by Capital & Main. As our “State of Equality” series has documented, economic inequality poses a grave threat to California’s future. But conditions would be…
The Story Of The First Single Man In California To Successfully Adopt A Child
In the late 1960s, Bill Jones saw a newspaper article that caught his eye. The state of California was having trouble placing hundreds of children, especially older boys, in homes….
And the award for Best Travel Movie goes to …
That’s because while Oscars Best Picture nominees might make us want to go to the movies, what they really make us want to do is pack a bag. From not-so-jolly-olde…
California Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Law Would Make Riding Less Safe, Advocates Say
Legislation that would make California the first state requiring adult bicyclists to wear helmets has some biking advocates worried the mandate would discourage people from becoming bike commuters. A bill…
University Of California Postponing Tuition Hike
LOS ANGELES (AP) — University of California President Janet Napolitano is postponing a proposed tuition increase as a good faith gesture stemming from her ongoing negotiations with Gov. Jerry Brown…
Activist Who Fought Housing Discrimination Is Now Homeless, And The Internet Is Here To Help
A woman who fought tirelessly to ensure everyone has equal access to housing now has nowhere to call home. Dorothy “Dottie” Mulkey’s house was filled with donations to charitable organizations…
First on CNN: House Republicans unveil top 2016 targets
READ: Poll says most disapprove of Obama’s handling of ISIS Though they came out of 2014 enjoying their largest majority since 1928, House Republicans will have to play offense if…
Sea Lion Pup Hitches A Ride On A Kayak In Santa Barbara Harbor
A family kayaking in Santa Barbara harbor in California on Saturday found themselves paddling with an extra passenger when a sea lion pup hopped aboard and hitched a ride. –…
New California Law Could Help Lawyers Fighting For Exonerations
SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — This much is not in dispute. William Richards’ wife, Pamela, was strangled and her skull smashed in the summer of 1993. A…
California Readies Another Assault On Sugary Drinks
If the soft drink industry thought its fight with health reformers ended in the San Francisco Bay Area last election season, a new bill in the California legislature may be…
Obama Asks Labor Secretary To Mediate West Coast Ports Dispute
(Adds background on labor dispute) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 14 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has asked Labor Secretary Tom Perez to travel to California to help spur an agreement in…
10-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Sister With Deputy Dad’s Gun
Police say the 10-year-old daughter of a California sheriff’s lieutenant shot her younger sister with their father’s gun in an apparent accident. – Information from: The Fresno Bee, http://www.fresnobee.com
Woman suing California for her right to die at home
White has had both leukemia or lymphoma since 2007, undergoing rounds of radiation, chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. Though she’s in partial remission now, White has seen other friends…
4-Year-Old Loses Foot After Dad’s Police Dog Bites
A police officer’s 4-year-old son had his foot amputated after the father’s police dog attacked. The mauling happened Sunday afternoon in Hesperia, California, while Michael Mastaler, a Rialto Police Department…
The California Chasm: A Look At Income Inequality In The Golden State
This piece was originally published on Capital & Main. As it pushes historic levels, inequality has become a hot topic. Activists have organized around the rich-poor divide, with “The One…